The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-21
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1885,
LOCALS.


The w. G. 7. U. now meets at 3 o.
clock Thursday afternoon.
Planked shad supper and crazy fes-
tival in Odd Fellows Hall tonight.
The steamer Thomas Clyde is receiy-
ing an o%verhauling in Wilmington.
Miss Ella Morgan of Whining on.
has been visiting friends in Penngrove.
The Pennsgrove public school will
close on June 10th with an elaborate
commencement.
Harry Kille's new house is inolosed.
1t will necessitate the opening of Il new
street to go to it.
Extensive improvements are being
made at Woodland Beach, by Nm
Reybold, the owner.
The preachers have resumed their
second childhood as their privileges OF
travelling on half fair has been return
ed.
DIR. Jehnson's soda fountain fur
nishes The most cool refreshing drink
for a warm day. Get IA fz and be con
yinced.
The first strawberry festival to be
held in Odd Fellows Hall will be next
Saturday evening. OF course you are
all going.
Daniel V. Summerill, ST. has been
chosen one Of the Directors of the
new Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, Woodbury..
Those who miss the entertainment
of the Moss Family next Monday night
willlose a rare opportunity for a grand
evening of pleasure.
The sloop yacht ITALIA, after being
thoroughly %overhauled ON Barher's rail
way. now lays off French's grove ready
for a pleasure cruise
Last years Jersey sweet potatoes
are retailing in Wilmington at 90 cent
a basket for large andes cents tor
small. Round potatoes sell at 40 cents
a basket.
The steam barge Palermo, Capt. 81
wood Kiger, sprang "A leak while bound
down the river one day last week with
a load Of coal and was Il a shore
above Chester.
The Governor has reappointed VIM.
Lawrence, Fish Warden for this
district extending from Oidman's
Greek to Pennsyille and Paul Jaquett
for the lower district of this county.
Mrs. Louisa Knapp Curtis, editor OF
the Ladies Home journal, of Piila.,
and her husband Mr.. Curtis, the pub
Usher, in company with Mrs. Frank
w. Tussey spent last Sunday at The
Cove.
The business at the Woodstown
post office for the past sixth months
has increased enough TO entitie to rank
as a first class office, with 81 1000 a year
salary and appointment to he made
by the President.
The steamer Delaware will com
mence running next Monday, 23d,
leaving Salem every week day at I'D
p. M, and Pennsgroye at 4.45: Return
ing leaves Philadelphia ut s a. IN. G..
S. Reybold, ceptain.
The steamboat Mary Morgan, which
for several years past has been running
between Philadelphia and Wilmington
has been chartered to ply on the PEN
obscot River and Bay. The Morgan
was built in 1873, at Pittsburg, and is
owned in Chester.
Cards are out for The marriage of
William Cooper, son of Jos. W. Cooper
of P%edricktown, and Miss Addie,
daughter of ex-Sheriff Garrison, OF
Swedesboro. The ceremony is to take
place at Trinity Church, Swedesbor",
on Tuesday evening, oath inst.
Pennsgrove is already noted as a
summer resort and the coming season
promises to be no exception to the
large number OF excursions which visit
our town annual but also an Increase
in the number. Host j. G. French, OF
P~ennsgroyeis resort has already fifteen
excursions books for his grove and no
doubt there will be many more to G
Joy his excellent accommodations and
affable entertainment.
An entert inment will be given in
Salem by tie Us on June It'll. when
an exhibition of kitchen work as IA sci
ence will be given in an attractive
manner. The closing remarks We're
omitted from our notice but we sup
pose the object is for The young ladies
to exhibit their skill in cooking to all
young men in search of a good cook
for a wife. We hope the exhibition
will be a success not only financially
but matrimonially.
Capt Cyrus S%tur,eyant, the noted
temperance lecturer under whom
Francis Murphy was reformed, will
lecture this Saturday evening IN the
League Room Pennsgrove. He is a
very tine aud entertaining speaker and
those who have an opportunity should
not fail to hear him. He will be AZ
the Bethel church tomorrow morning
at st. Pauls Sunday School in the az
ternoon. and at Emmanuel church in
thu ave ming